Page 18 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, AugusT 22, 2025 THE HOUSE AND SENATE: There were no roll call votes in the House or Senate last week. This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call reports local representatives’ roll call attendance records for the 2025 session through August 15. The House has held 72 roll calls so far in the 2025 session. Beacon Hill Roll Call tabulates the number of roll calls on which each representative voted and then calculates that number as a percentage of the total roll call votes leen LaNatra (D-Kingston) who each missed 11 roll calls (84.7 percent roll call attendance record.) Beacon Hill Roll Call conheld. That percentage is the number referred to as the roll call attendance record. Oftentimes a representative is not able to attend only one or two sessions during which roll calls are held, but since there are sometimes - Legal Notice - SUMMONS (FAMILY LAW) NOTICE TO RESPONDENT (Name) SONJA CHERRY You have been sued. Read the information below. Petitioner’s Name is: ROBERT E. GAMBLE CASE NUMBER: 23FL012557N You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (Form FL-120) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter, phone call, or court appearance will not protect you. If you do not file a Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services website (www.legalhelpca.org), or by contacting your local bar association. NOTICE - RESTRAINING ORDERS: These restraining orders are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. They are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them. FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party. SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA NORTH COUNTY DIVISION, 325 S. MELROSE DR., VISTA, CA 92081 The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: ROBERT E. GAMBLE 1221 Eucalyptus Ave Vista, CA 92084 Tel: 508-615-2752 Date: 07 NOV 2023 Clerk by, T. Angulo, Deputy SUMMONS (Family Law) August 8, 15, 22, 29, 2025 multiple roll calls on each one of those days, the number of roll calls they missed can be high even though they only missed one or two sessions. One hundred and seven (66.9 percent) out of 160 representatives did not miss any roll call votes and had a 100 precent roll call attendance record. Fifty-three (33.1 percent) out of 160 representatives missed one or more roll call votes. The representative who missed the most number of roll calls is Rep. John Lawn (D-Watertown) who missed 22 roll calls (69.4 percent roll call attendance record). Lawn did not respond to repeated requests from Beacon Hill Roll Call asking him why he missed so many roll call votes. Rounding out the top 16 representatives who missed the most roll call votes are: Reps. Nicholas Boldyga (R-Southwick) who missed 20 roll calls (72.2 percent roll call attendance record); Christopher Flanagan (D-Dennis), Chynah Tyler (D-Roxbury) and Judith Garcia (D-Chelsea) who each missed 19 roll calls (73.6 percent roll call attendance record.) John Gaskey (R-Carver) who missed 17 roll calls (76.3 percent roll call attendance record); Patrick Kearney (D-Scituate) who missed 16 roll calls (77.7 percent roll call attendance record); and Mary Keefe (D-Worcester) and Tram Nguyen (D-Andover) who each missed 15 roll calls (79.1 percent roll call attendance record.) James Murphy (D-Weymouth) and Alyson Sullivan-Almeida (R-Abington) who each missed 14 roll calls (80.5 percent roll call attendance record.) Natalie Blais (D-Deerfi eld), Richard Haggerty (D-Woburn), Erika Uyterhoeven (D-Somerville), Susannah Whipps (I-Athol) and Kathtacted all 16 representatives and asked them why they missed some roll calls. Reps. John Lawn, Christopher Flanagan, Chynah Tyler, Patrick Kearney, Mary Keefe, Tram Nguyen, James Murphy, Alyson Sullivan-Almeida and Erika Uyterhoeven did not respond to repeated requests asking them to explain their absences. Here are the representatives who responded: Nicholas Boldyga: “A couple of days were missed due to health-related issues in my immediate family. My responsibilities as a father of three young children came fi rst on those days. Unfortunately, unlike the Senate that allows for fully remote participation on all levels, House rules make it diffi cult to even vote remotely.” Judith Garcia: “I missed two days due to illness and two days on offi cial business with the Chelsea delegation, participating in the National All-America City competition in Denver, Colorado, which Chelsea won. One of those four days included 13 roll calls, so it’s important for readers to know that multiple roll calls in a single day do not equal multiple absences.” John Gaskey: “[Thirteen roll calls] were on the same day. I was out of town and unavailable. [Three more roll calls] were on the same day [that I was] involved with a delicate constituent issue and chose not to attend, determining it was more important to assist constituents in need than to throw a ‘No’ vote at something I don’t think should be legal.” Natalie Blais: “I was unable to be present in the House chamber for the sitting held on February 6, 2025, due to a family confl ict … My missing of roll calls that day was due entirely to the reason stated.” Richard Haggerty: “I missed a single day of voting this session on February 6, 2025, when I was unfortunately not able to attend a session due to a family commitment.” Susannah Whipps: “The missed votes all pertained to the engrossment or amendments to one bill, H 57, a supplemental budget. I headed out to Boston early but turned around after observing the conditions of the road. Schools across my district were also closed that day - February 6, 2025. In the ten years prior, I had only missed one vote.” Kathleen LaNatra: “I missed those roll call votes because my husband was in the hospital undergoing emergency brain surgery. While I take my responsibility to be present and vote very seriously, during that period my priority had to be with my family. I have since returned to full participation in the House’s work.” REPRESENTATIVES’ 2025 ROLL CALL ATTENDANCE RECORDS THROUGH AUGUST 15, 2025 Here are the 2025 roll call attendance records of local representatives through August 15. The percentage listed next to the reprentative’s name is the percentage of roll call votes on which the representative voted. The number in parentheses represents the number of roll calls that he or she missed. Rep. Joseph McGonagle 100 percent (0) ALSO UP ON BEACON HILL LANDLORD MUST PAY REAL ESTATE BROKER’S FEE – A new law that took eff ect on August 1 requires landlords, instead of renters, to cover the cost of broker fees unless a renter is the one to hire the broker fi rst. The law was part of the $60.9 billion fi scal 2026 that was signed by Gov. Maura Healey in July. “This is about saving you money, thousands of dollars you can now spend on whatever you need or put it away for the future,” said Healey. “And this is just one way I’m lowering costs and getting after high housing prices.” “Between first and last month’s rent, a security deposit and a broker’s fee — moving to a new apartment was breaking the bank for far too many Massachusetts BEACON | SEE PAGE 19
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